NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has held that a solitary demand not followed by any harassment of the wife doesn’t constitute a dowry demand and is not punishable under section 304 B of Indian Penal Code. Justice V K Jain gave the ruling while ...
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that a spouse merely living separately does not amount to desertion. The aggrieved other spouse must prove that the estrangement wasn’t due to ill-treatment meted out by him or her.Under the Hindu Ma ...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has taken a view that only in rare cases life imprisonment should be awarded to those convicted for causing theTwitter Facebook ShareEmail Print Save Commentdeath of women in dowry-related cases.A bench of ...
Madurai (PTI): A woman's disinclination to cook food cannot be considered a valid reason for granting divorce, the Madurai bench of Madras High Court has ruled.Dismissing an appeal filed by a Kanyakumari-based engineer, who had sought divorce from h ...
The Centre is examining the various aspects of surrogacy in order to enact a law that would address all legal, moral and constitutional concerns. art_imgs = 0; cur_art_img = 1; function prev(){ for (i=1;i Solicitor Gener ...
WIDOW LOSES JOB AFTER REMARRIAGE, MOVES HC:Mumbai:Does a woman who got job on "compassionate grounds" after husband's death become ineligible after remarriage? The Bombay High Court will decide this question in a writ petition that was file ...
New Delhi: The surrogate twins of a German couple may have a chance to go to Germany, if the couple decides to adopt them. art_imgs = 0; cur_art_img = 1; function prev(){ for (i=1;i The Supreme Court (SC) has asked the c ...
A woman and her children have the right to seek prohibition against alienation or disposal of properties belonging to a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) even when their estranged husband/father and in-laws/grandparents are alive, the Delhi High Court has ...
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, was enacted in 2007. The Act comes into force upon notification by the State Govts./UTs. National Council for Older Persons, which is an Apex National level Consultative body inter-alia ...
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